U. S. Representatives Contact Details

In an age of increased political consciousness, the elected officials of a state cannot afford to ignore people’s voices, their sentiments, wants, grievances, and honest opinion about government policies. The dictates of democracy too decree that public officials should be able to feel the pulse of the masses and pay heed to the thoughts they express. In order to reach out to the people and garner their support, the U.S representatives must first make themselves available to the public.

Thanks to the advances made in information technology, it is now not impossible for citizens residing in far-flung places of the country to get in touch with their U.S representatives. There is no need for them to make painstaking journeys to the county seat of power to lodge a grievance or wait for eons for a government representative to trudge the dusty lanes of towns and villages lying at the back of beyond. These days, U.S. representatives are literally a mouse click away and getting in touch with them does not involve hours of waiting.

How to Find Information on U.S Representatives

There are numerous government owned and operated web sites that provide you with a platform to contact your local elected representative. These sites usually house the e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and address of the representative’s office so that you may yourself choose the mode of communication.

If you have any doubts about who the elected political representative is from your region, you may carry out a search at http://www.house.gov/. You will just need to key the zip code of your area to obtain the full name of the U. S. representative from the region. Once you know your representative’s name, there are a number of web sites that will provide you with his/her contact details.

You may also visit the site, https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml to get in touch with your representative. You will just need to choose your state and territory from amongst a list arranged in alphabetical order, key in the zip code of your area, and click on the “Contact My Representative” button to be directed to the right person.

You can also Tweet a message to your local representative by clicking on the “Tweet a Message to your Representatives” link at http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml. You can be rest assured that your message will be dispatched to your representative even if s/he does not possess a Twitter account. 

Government Sources

There are also government web sites that list information on all U.S representatives, conveniently arranged according to the state and county they represent. Go to http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#nm and find the list of all elected representatives from any state by just clicking on the name of the state on a map of the United States. You will also find the addresses of the offices of the representatives here, should you wish to visit them in person.

Access to U.S. representatives have been made easier through the years to encourage the masses to take more active part in the political process and ensure that the elected officials of a state or a territory remain aware of and thus attuned to the needs of the people they serve.